Random wind change in OW

[Gregory Rainsborough]

Is it possible to have random wind changes in OW as we do in battles?

[Lovec1990]

I agree and please random directions as well so sometimes clockwise another time counter clockwise and please add dangerous storms

[Gregory Rainsborough]

Or even better still, different zones across the map where wind changes in a different direction in each one, so let's say if the West side of Florida is going NW to SE then the opposite side goes NE to SW and then south of Florida it goes south?

[Lovec1990]

me like this idea

[Guest]

I would rather have wind currents so we can have common trade routes and need to plan our sail. The wind should depend on location, for ease of use I wouldn't mind if the map could show wind directions.

 

 

[Hethwill, the Red Duke]

OW wind generated by a direct link with  the real weather as provided by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) would be great.

https://www.windy.com/?20.982,-74.531,5,m:egYadWW

[Gregory Rainsborough]

3 minutes ago, Hethwill said:

OW wind generated by a direct link with  the real weather as provided by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) would be great.

https://www.windy.com/?20.982,-74.531,5,m:egYadWW

This would be perfect!!!!

[Teutonic]

I really do like the thought, I just know that I would get irritated with one way always being a slower sail...

Would it be harder to make a "trade winds" and keep the current wind?

When you follow the direction of a trade wind you get a boost of speed while still have the wind change direction 360 to still allow of fast travel "against" a trade wind sometimes too.

[Angus MacDuff]

The problem with this is that the RW winds are too predictable and consistent.  Strategy was greatly affected by the trades.  It was very easy to project force westwards and very difficult going east.  I would rather see the current cycling wind slowed down by a factor of 10. 

[Hethwill, the Red Duke]

Just now, Teutonic said:

I really do like the thought, I just know that I would get irritated with one way always being a slower sail...

Would it be harder to make a "trade winds" and keep the current wind?

When you follow the direction of a trade wind you get a boost of speed while still have the wind change direction 360 to still allow of fast travel "against" a trade wind sometimes too.

[Sang Noir]

14 minutes ago, Flinch said:

Interesting proposition. But what if you ever want to bring anything to the Antilles? All currents go towards the US coast.

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, Jean de la Rochelle said:

Interesting proposition. But what if you ever want to bring anything to the Antilles? All currents go towards the US coast.

The map doesnt nessecarily need to match this map. There could be a wind channel that goes eastwards too.

7 minutes ago, Teutonic said:

I really do like the thought, I just know that I would get irritated with one way always being a slower sail...

Would it be harder to make a "trade winds" and keep the current wind?

When you follow the direction of a trade wind you get a boost of speed while still have the wind change direction 360 to still allow of fast travel "against" a trade wind sometimes too.

If you think about it, sailing from Fort Royal to Charleston would be a dream on this map. If there was also a trade wind going eastwards then it would be nice too.

[Gregory Rainsborough]

10 minutes ago, Jean de la Rochelle said:

Interesting proposition. But what if you ever want to bring anything to the Antilles? All currents go towards the US coast.

Tacking!

[Gregory Rainsborough]

It'd certainly add to the navigating aspect of the game.

[Christendom]

You’d have to sail across from Africa.  Which is not an option here

[Batman]

9 minutes ago, Gregory Rainsborough said:

It'd certainly add to the navigating aspect of the game.

So would navigation tools like a sextant, but oh well ...

[Guest]

A slow counter clockwise turn of the wind is no less annoying than set trade winds. Hell if the winds reversed every 45-60 minutes you could plan your sail. (I prefer set wind directions that dont change)

[JoeFried]

I like it better when the wind stays that way. - So even after an hour the direction turns.
Every port and every place has the same conditions. Each ship has a better change against other ships.
square-rigger otherwise would be inferior with permanent headwind. For many players, the game would be too confusing.

(Ich mag es lieber, wenn der Wind so bleibt. - Also gleichmäßig nach einer Stunde die Richtung dreht.
Jeder Hafen und jeder Ort hat so die gleichen Bedingungen. Jedes Schiff hat so besser eine Change gegen andere Schiffe.
Rahsegler wären sonst bei permanentem Gegenwind stark unterlegen. Für viele Spieler würde das Spiel zu unübersichtlich.)

[AeRoTR]

2 hours ago, Flinch said:

I would rather have wind currents so we can have common trade routes and need to plan our sail. The wind should depend on location, for ease of use I wouldn't mind if the map could show wind directions.

 

 

May be there should be trade/wind channels, which give us high speed travel on that channel. So trader or some ships will prefer the high speed roads, but with the risk of getting intercepted ?

High speed roads around some coast and connection between distant coasts. But seems like a complicated task to achieve. Current wind seems to fit all, and it is the basic solution.